win2k patch

thinkingamer · November 18, 2002, 15:58

do i install it before or after 4.0 patch?

Does this (installing order) matter at all anyways?

Method · November 18, 2002, 16:43

as far as i know, the new patch only deals with compatibility, and so, while i dont think it matters, it's always a good idea to have the 4.0 patch

Kajak · November 18, 2002, 22:10

Put in the fireaxis new patch , can't see that it has done anything, sure hasn't got rid of the Winxp midgame terran.exe crashes, hasn't even got rid of the early at the start warning that I have an unsupported cpu.
I did put it in on top the P-4 patch. May have changed the color of the ocean mining platforms a little or was that p4 ??? Not that I really care.

krazykiter · November 19, 2002, 08:10

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Originally posted by thinkingamer
do i install it before or after 4.0 patch?

Does this (installing order) matter at all anyways?

Check the release dates on the patches. The upgrade/patch rule of thumb is you should install the oldest patch first. Less chance of breaking something.

Kajak -

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hasn't even got rid of the early at the start warning that I have an unsupported cpu

I installed the 2K/XP patch and I still get the message as well.

I guess SMAC and SMACX are showing their age...

brycej · November 19, 2002, 17:22

This patch fixed a problem for me. For some reason terran.exe would lock up under XP when the Firaxis screen loaded (right after "your cpu is not supported").
I was running it on XP with a P4.

Curiously I did not have this problem with terranx.
(And yes, I did the AlphaCentauri.ini ForceOldVoxel etc.)

BJ

thinkingamer · November 20, 2002, 15:12

My system's Window is win2k... the only prob that i have is that i cannot use the calculartor keyboard to move my units..... Will the patch fix this problem?

brycej · November 20, 2002, 16:15

Have you tried hitting the "Numlock" key? I noticed
that I have to do that now under XP.

BJ

Gaal Dornik · November 26, 2002, 04:38

This patch fixed this sound issue on my PC, WinXP. I have now eax,ds3d=1 and no disturbtions at all. :up: The mining platform and the solar collector changed their look though. they look somehow.. worse they befor.. imho

Does anybody know why this patch overrides datalink help file and some factions .ini profiles. This is annoying since I have a localized version.

Also without a patch i was not able to connect to the TCP/IP game session. Anybody know whether the patch fixes this too?

thinkingamer · November 27, 2002, 16:31

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Have you tried hitting the "Numlock" key? I noticed

sorry for the late rply. Yes!! it works now but, #3 key does not work (works fine in Civ3 )